Cleveland @ Los Angeles Picks & Props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Will Brennan in the 88th percentile when estimating his batting average talent. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 4th-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup. Will Brennan will have the handedness advantage against Davis Daniel in today's matchup. The Los Angeles Angels infield defense grades out as the weakest among every team playing today. Over the last 7 days, Will Brennan's 66.7% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 49.4%.

As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 4th-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup. Bo Naylor will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Davis Daniel today. The Los Angeles Angels infield defense grades out as the weakest among every team playing today. Bo Naylor has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 88.5-mph to 91.4-mph over the last 7 days. In terms of the ability to lift the ball for power, Bo Naylor ranks in the 92nd percentile with a 20.6° launch angle, which is among the steepest angles in baseball.

When estimating his overall offensive talent, Ramon Laureano ranks in the 77th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X). Ramon Laureano is projected to bat 4th in the batting order in this matchup. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 4th-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup. Davis Daniel will have the handedness advantage against Ramon Laureano today. Ramon Laureano has seen a substantial gain in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 97.6-mph average in the past 7 days to his seasonal average of 91.9-mph.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Gabriel Arias in the 92nd percentile when it comes to his BABIP ability. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 4th-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup. Davis Daniel will hold the platoon advantage against Gabriel Arias today. Gabriel Arias has made sizeable improvements with his Barrel% in recent games, improving his 8.7% seasonal rate to 16.7% over the past two weeks. Gabriel Arias has seen a significant increase in his exit velocity on flyballs recently; just compare his 103.9-mph average in the past 7 days to his seasonal average of 94.8-mph.

Kole Calhoun is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card today. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 4th-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup. Based on Statcast metrics, the leading projection system (THE BAT X)'s version of Expected Batting Average (.237) suggests that Kole Calhoun has had bad variance on his side since the start of last season with his .206 actual batting average.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Kyren Paris in the 88th percentile when estimating his BABIP ability. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 4th-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup. Kyren Paris will hold the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

Eduardo Escobar is projected to hit 5th in the lineup today, which would be an upgrade from his 83% rate of hitting in the top-half of the batting order this season. As far as temperature and humidity are concerned, the 4th-most favorable hitting weather on the schedule is expected for this matchup. Home field advantage generally boosts batter metrics across the board, and Eduardo Escobar will hold that advantage in today's matchup.

Brett Phillips has gone over 0.5 in 0 of his last 10 games.